Bag holder



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BAG HOLDER Filed Sept. l0, .1941

2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor A Homey.

Sep@ ,.J. A. Novmm 23295739 BAG HOLDER Filed Sept. l0, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Patented Sept. 7, 1943 This invention relates' to av bag holdery which is mainly idesigned'foruse witha potato grader for holding bags so that the potatoes from the grader lwill pass into the .bagsandfythe invention is also mainly designed for use with paper bags.

The general object ofthe invention is-toiprovide a supporting frame at the delivery end of i the 'grader having means for holding the open` end. of a bag in spread out condition so that the potatoes will pass into the bag, with manually operated means for adjusting the holding means.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the parts to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

with; One of the shafts ofleach pair is pro-` vided witha crank end as` shown at 1, while v the adjacentend .of the other'shaft is provided with a` fhanger 'I'.ieXtending downwardly from the shaftfand located'outwardly Vof the outer bar I. '.A hand levery8 is provided for operating each -pairi of shafts, the innerlend of the handleV being connected tothe central part of` a bracket 9 with a link Ill pivotally connected to one end of the bracket with its other end pivoted to an intermediate part of the inner portion of the crank 1, as shownY at II. A second link I2 has d l with a plurality of holes III for selectively re- In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the severalviews, and in which:

Figure l is a top plan View showing a pairof bag holding means.

Figure 2 is an elevational view showing'the device holding the bag with the bag in section. Figure 3 is a section on the line 3--3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a similar view-showing the parts in inoperative position.

Figure 5 is a top plan View of one of the bag engaging means with the hangers in section.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view of one of the outer side members of the frame with the groove member thereon for engaging a hand lever.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary view of the hand leverl with the bracket attached thereto.

Figure 8 is a view of one of the crank shafts. In these drawings the numeral I indicates against a nut 20 threaded its inner end pivotally connected to the other end of the bracket 9 and its outer end is pivotally connected to the hanger 'I' of the other shaft'2 as shownat I3. Thellink I2 is formed ceivingthe pivot I3 so that the -parts can be adjusted for different sizes .of bags. A bracket I 5 is fastened to the central part of the outer face ofeach'outer bar I and has a groove I6 therein which slopes downwardly and inwardly toward the frame A as shown more clearly in Figure 6. A bushing I'I of'semi-circular shape vin cross section is fastened to the lower end of the handle and operates in the groove I6 and along bolt I8 passes through the bar I and the bracket I5,`also through the central part of the bushing I Iv and` through the lower end of the handle as well as through the bracket 9, and

`a spring IS is placed on the outer portion of the bolt andbears against the bracket 9 and on the outer `end ofA the bolt.

Thus the bushing II engaging the groove I6 will hold vthe handle in the position shown in l Figures 1 and Zand in this position of the parts a pair of frame bars which are connected to the rear ends of the frame A of a grader and when the device is to be constructed `to hold two bags then a third bar I' is connected to the central part of the rear end of the frame A between the bars I as shown in Figurel. A pair` of crankshafts 2 are journaled in the center bar I' and one of the outer bars I and a second pair of crankshafts 2 is journaled in the other outer bar I and the center bar I'. A pair of hangers 3 is adjustably connected to each shaft 2 by a bolt or screw 4, these hangers being spaced apart on the shaft and extend downwardlytherefrom. An arcuate-shaped bar 5 is connected to the lower ends of each pair of hangers, the outer face of the bar 5 having 'a y strip E of rubber or the like connected there- `the shafts 2 are turned to cause the members 5 .to' spread the bag at its open end as shown infFigure 2.A 1 Then when the bag is to be released the handle 8 is swung upwardly and to the left in Figures 1 and 2 which will cause the"l shafts to be' turned in an opposite direction and thus move the members 5 toward each other so as to' release the bag. Of course, when the handle 8 is moved upwardly and to the left the bushing I1 will ride out of the groove IB and upon the edgesv Aof the bracket I5 forming Ythe groove, the spring I9 permitting this and when groove Ito hold the parts in bag holding posiion.

.The inner ends of the shafts are held in the member l' by cotter pins `2l as shown more particularly in Figures 3 and 4.

While the device is mainly intended for a potato grader it Will, of course, be understood that it can be used for holding the bag in any situation and in this case it would simply vbe supported by a stand. v

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention willberieadily, appanent. n e Y It is to be,understood thatfcliiangfes be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts prof.V

vided that such changes fan within the scope@` the appended claims.

Having described the claimed as new is:

l 16.. invention,q what is f 7 J'vvith the last-named hanger, a second bracket' 1. A bag holding device comprising? "ajra'meg' a! .g

pair of spaced shafts rotatably supportedbythe frame one end of one of said shafts having '2F20 cra-nk and. the, adiiacent end ofthe other shaft having, a hanger,.- a. pair of hangers'connected interrnedia-tief.y pnrtonjof each. off the shafts, arcuate members. connected/with fthe low.= ery ends/of thenintermediame hangers.: for; engag the iinner walls. of a bag. at. the open end thereof for spreading' the open end of the bag; aehandle. pivotedf tol a part ofthe frame, avbracket' carried by the handle, a link connected to one end of the bracket and to the crank and a second link connecting the other end of the bracket' to the rst-named hanger.

. 2. A bag holding device comprising a frame in- Y* cluding parallel side members, a pair of spaced shafts having their ends rotatably arranged in the side members, hangers depending from an intermediate portion of the shafts, an arcuate member connected to theglower; endsof, the hangers ofeach, shaft, a the' outer end of one of the shafts, a hanger on the outer end of the other shaft, a lever, a bracket connected rat its center to the lower end of the lever, a linkr connecting one end of the bracket with the crank, i

a, link connecting the other end of the bracket 'connected to onefof the side members and hav-'- ing an. inclined groove therein, a semi-circular bushing connected to the lower' end of the lever aind'norrnally fitting in the groove, a bolt passingv through. the sidefmember, also. through the sec` ond bracket, the bushing: and the lower endi of the' Jos-.EPH A. NOMATKA'., e. 

